How to Format Fat 32 Disk Osx

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Tip 1 - How to format an external hard drive into FAT32

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Eljon Fitzgerald | permalink

Hi I have a 250GB external hard drive. I want to format the whole thing into FAT32, but I have...

For further reading: http://forums.appleinsider.com/t/72996/how-to-format-an-external-hard-drive-into-fat32 ^[1]

Tip 2 - How do you format a 2GB SD card to FAT32? (Preferably with Disk Utility)

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by kiu | permalink

I've been looking around for a way to do this for a while, but haven't been able to find the answer. I need to format my 2GB SD card to FAT-32, but I don't see the option in Disk Utility. If I se...

For further reading: http://superuser.com/questions/527657/how-do-you-format-a-2gb-sd-card-to-fat32-preferably-with-disk-utility ^[2]

Tip 3 - Format External Disk in FAT, NOT FAT32

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jyoti Popat | permalink

I have an external device which mounts as an external drive and which I must format in FAT, not FAT32, for use elsewhere. Is there a way to do that from Snow Leopard?

For further reading: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/162443/format-external-disk-in-fat-not-fat32 ^[3]

Tip 4 - What File System Should I Use for My USB Drive?

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by tracy feldstein | permalink

It can be tough porting your videos and music to every device you use. How do you know your Mac, Xbox, and Windows Machine can read your files? Read on to find your perfect USB drive solution.

For further reading: http://www.howtogeek.com/73178/what-file-system-should-i-use-for-my-usb-drive/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - Mac 101: Format choices for USB flash drives

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jane Hoover | permalink

The overwhelming majority of USB flash drives you buy are going to come in one of two formats: FAT32 or NTFS. The first format, FAT32, is fully compatible with...

For further reading: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/19/mac-101-format-choices-for-usb-flash-drives/ ^[5]